When you fall ill, what do you do?

I have a great fear and mistrust of doctors,hospitals and presciption medicine. I prefer to look up folk remedies and deal with the problem using natural remedies. I simply refuse to pay all that money to a doctor or pharmaceutical company,that are generally out to make money.I am sure there are probaly some real,caring doctors that exist (but I've yet to find one)but most ,I think, are in it for the profit and prescibe medicines that do more damage in the long run. I prefer to research symptoms and try alternative healing ,nutrition,and natural medicines, but that's just my way of doing things.I have handled colds,flu,allergies,warts,acid reflux,minor things with home remedies,successfully(and inexpensively),but I suppose if I ever get anything real serious,I may have to seek medical treatment,but I probaly won't go very willingly. I will be kicking and screaming,strapped to a gurney. Hospitals freak me out.

 

doctors certainly are out to make money, but unlike the natural remedy people, they actually know what they are talking about

 

True. I'd rather be a patient than a doctor though...

 

thats not really true.

theres natural doctors who went to school and got their degree and know what theyre talking about too.

atleast they just dont try to cure everything with a pill.

 

Neither do doctors try to cure everything with a pill.

 

you'd rather be sick and paying money than healthy and making money?

 

There are a whole lot more holistic quacks, than quacks with MDs.

 

Cause its frustrating. People have no respect for doctors. And no understanding.
Okay, I dont wanna be sick, but its hard to be sorrounded by ill people all the time.

 

Yeah I got 13s on my MCATs, but I chose graduate school cuz I hate to be around sick people, that and I need my beauty sleep.

 

these people are all hippies and conspiracy theorists, but doctors are some of the most respected professionals among the general public...

i do understand not liking to be surrounded by sick people; there is a reason i didn't go into medicine after all...

 

Good for you !
I chose to be around sick people

 

If I get sick I tend to drink a lot of beers, then for a few hours I feel great and then in the morning the hangover makes me feel 100x worse, but it goes away, so I'm happy that I'm feeling better, even though it i'm still sick.

Its all mental.

 

There is a reason why I went into medicine. Its not that I mind being around sick people, its just that its very energy consuming. Its a lot of sacrifice and I had my ideas about medicine and everything. But now that I am actually studying it, I am starting to see that its not all very beautiful and idealistic.
Not that I am sorry though...

Okay, I am babbling now. Makes no sense....Sorry.

 

I don't really get sick that much. I had bronchitis this year, so I stirred up some antibiotics from my sister. Probably didn't do much as it was viral I think, but better to be on the safe side.

Other then that, I'm not going to the doctor unless I need medicine or x-rays or something. I don't have any problem seeing the doctor really. I Just don't see the point in going to spend money and sit in a waiting room for hour to feel a little better for a few days.

When I'm sleep I rest drink lots of water, eat a lot and take vitamins.

 

I hardly ever get sick but I've seen my doctor a lot recently but I just had a kid so I kinda "have" to but he's actually pretty nice.

 

Seems like a good reason to go.

Congrats Traceroni.

 

of course you're going to question it... i'm assuming it's the first career you seriously worked toward... but any job you choose will have difficulties that you don't see from outside. still, medicine seems like it would be one of the most demanding areas to go into, so if you didn't question it more than the average job i would be surprised...

i think i might have just babbled a bit myself...

anyway, it's pretty badass that you can even do that; like i said, i couldn't

 

Thats the thing - I didnt question it much. I did the most unlogical thing. I am not sorry though...Maybe one day it will pay off.
I think everyone was surprised with the choices I made. But I am getting off topic here.

 

I once went in a hospital for a little stomachache, and they wanted to operate on me O.O

 

well it will pay off for sure... you make good money and you get to help people... even if you do decide you don't like it, if you just stick with it for a few years it will pay for your schooling and give you some nice savings, so you can afford to pursue something you enjoy more


and everyone goes off topic in every thread... this is at least similar to the original topic